Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

swoon

[swoon] / swun /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

And even though levels of leverage in certain corners of the market have ebbed from their peak levels seen shortly before July’s artificial-intelligence swoon, risks remain.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

It could be for ordinary people’s portfolios during a big market swoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The besotted “Dive” would make anyone swoon into whatever arms will have them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

But investors may have found a way through the swoon that gripped stocks earlier this month.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

She having departed, I entered in and found the most beloved of tutors lying almost in a swoon, so distempered was he by fevers.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

However, with strong earnings providing fundamental support, those swoons are likely to be the exception rather than the norm.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

The dreaded Hindenburg Omen, a technical indicator that has preceded stock market swoons, flashed several times in January and February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Everybody swoons when they put four and five on weaker teams.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

The soundtrack swoons with the ’60s pop ballad “I Will Follow Him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025

Fortunately the man swoons and Kropp is able to help us.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Within about 10 days the S&P 500 had shed nearly 14% as stocks swooned following the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement at the start of April.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

Pessimists recalled the last time New Yorkers swooned over a charismatic mayoral candidate who inspired the young and promised a new era: John Lindsay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Fans of "Girls Gone Bible" swooned in the comments on YouTube over Halili and Reitsma's professions of Christian humility.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025

He lay there motionless, for so long a time that Gimli wondered if he had swooned or fallen asleep again.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

They love complaining about the characters they hate and swooning over the characters they adore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

The boxing world is swooning over Moses Itauma.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Were this another sport—football, basketball, baseball—they’d be swooning over Alcaraz as an all timer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

But they were swooning and nodding in agreement.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




Vocabulary lists containing swoon


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com